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I know HOD is skill based and the placement chart tells us that Beyond is for 6 and up. My daughter turns 6 in December. She knows most of the letter sounds and can write most of the letters. She is still learning to blend words. She can sit through long read-alouds and have a good attention span. I...

Thank you very much Carrie! I appreciate your reply. We're doing RTR next year and very excited about it. I've been using MOH 1 as a supplement to the Streams books because the former seemed easier to understand I am glad to see MOH in RtR. Thank you again!

We are in Unit 24 of CtC but I still do not see Ancient China being covered. Will it be covered in CtC or do I have to supplement with other history books? Thank you.

any suggestions or advice? Thank you!

Are there visual guides or pictures on how the watercolor paintings should look like? We are struggling with understanding the directions on the guide. We tried doing Unit 14 but don't know if we're doing it right. Now we're doing Unit 15 and one of the directions is to twist a paper towel into a ve...

We're in Unit 7 this week. At first my daughter would complain about all the writing she had to do but now she is very happy seeing how her notebook is filling up and getting so pretty. I love how CtC lets her use her creativity (she's very hands-on and loves to draw) while learning.

Did you print the sample module from the Zoology 1? I made the mistake of going to the Zoology 3 sample module since that's the book we are using. Since CTC starts in Book 3, printing those pages from Book 1 gives the necessary background on Animal Classification that the kids might not know. Hope ...

We are new to HOD and we're doing CtC. I have a question regarding Day 1 of Science Exploration as we are kinda stuck here in Science. I went to the apologia website and printed the sample module pages 2-5. My daughter has read the pages. Please explain what the direction in the teacher's book mean ...

What do I need to teach root words? Thank you.

I would appreciate it if someone can answer my question. I don't have a current vocabulary book with my daughter. Does anyone use something in conjunction with CtC?

Thankyou!

We're about to start with CtC for 5th grade. Do I need to purchase a separate vocabulary workbook? If so, what do you suggest? Thank you!

Hi, I am going to do a shopping list for what we need for CtC. I have read the introduction and have purchased most of the art supplies needed for watercolor. I would like to know what kind of notebook or different notebooks you use for Science. Aside from a composition notebook for language arts, w...

I want to start my 5th grader in CtC. I know she'll enjoy the hands-on activities and notebooking. However, I have read somewhere that CtC and the studies of periods after are too heavy on Bible history. I know I want my child to learn HIStory but I don't want it to be ALL Bible that it would look l...

Thanks for posting these pictures. We're excited to do CtC this year. What brand and kind of watercolor do you use? What size of watercolor paper do you use? Do you recommend buying the individual paper or the spiral pad? Thank you.